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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A clearer picture of how the classic diabetes medication metformin works has emerged. A recent study at Sahlgrenska Academy and University of Girona indicates that the clinical effect -- control of blood glucose -- is achieved through modulation of the gut microbiota.
"It is fascinating that it is not entirely clear how metformin works, although it has been used clinically for 60 years," says Fredrik Bäckhed, Professor of Molecular Medicine, and the leading researcher behind the study published in Nature Medicine.
The human body contains more bacteria than human cells. Most of these bacteria exist in the gut, which is the most densely populated ecosystem known today, where their genes (microbiome) complements our own genome with 1000-fold more genes.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170601124153.htm
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - read 'Gut' by Giulia Enders! 🙂
"It is fascinating that it is not entirely clear how metformin works, although it has been used clinically for 60 years," says Fredrik Bäckhed, Professor of Molecular Medicine, and the leading researcher behind the study published in Nature Medicine.
The human body contains more bacteria than human cells. Most of these bacteria exist in the gut, which is the most densely populated ecosystem known today, where their genes (microbiome) complements our own genome with 1000-fold more genes.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170601124153.htm
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - read 'Gut' by Giulia Enders! 🙂